We have spent every afternoon at the beach, but I have been reluctant to take my camera down there again as getting sand in the lens is a bit of a risk. We really should have bought one of the other cameras we have with us for just such a purpose, however, we have made do with snapping the odd pic on one of our phone cameras.
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| Biddy with 2 of the snakes we bought the kids from Mogo Zoo |
Tom has taken to the beach like a duck to water (no pun intended) and is proving himself to be the right little boogie boarder. We have even had a few comments from other beachgoers and surfers that we might have a young surfer on our hands. I brushed those comments off until today when he wanted to STAND on his boogie board because he had been watching the surfers doing it! Their comments may just pan out!
After being dumped by a couple of waves on the first day, Biddy has taken until today (our last beach day) to warm up to getting in the water. She cried when we told the kids to say goodbye to the beach! So typical. Yesterday, Bella had a decent nap at the beach in the tent we bought which was great after the horrid day on Wednesday (after not having a nap). It was not the case today though.....but she was quite happy to play in the shallows with Mark for a while. The water really is quite cold for her and it isn't long before she is shivering.
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| Enjoying the waves...from the safety of daddy's arms! |
Today being Good Friday, there is not a lot open so we just bummed around the park all morning, doing our last loads of washing and the kids hooned around on their scooters. There have been quite a few people check into the park both last night and this morning due to Easter and the fact that Canberra school holidays are still on next week. This seems to be a favourite place for Canberrians (Canberrites?) given that it is only a couple of hours away. Probably a bit like Lorne for Melbournians. So our quaint little retreat has become a hive of activity. There are also groups of families that are holidaying together and have booked sites that all join onto one another. There are some amazing setups here, let me tell you. One lot came in last night and this morning I got a look at what they have and there is a full size fridge, an electric wok, a microwave, a rice cooker, an electric grill, about 3 trestle tables all under 2 marquees. Their vans and tents surround this setup. They could be setup for a couple of months, but I guess it is only for the Easter break!
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| Lunchtime |
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| Playing Angry Birds on the iPhone (Tom is addicted!) |
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| Biddy on Tom's scooter Note the helmet and bare feet! Sigh.... |
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| The second tooth that Bella cut while away - it is well and truly up now! |
As for us, we are headed out tomorrow. We are still toying with where to stay tomorrow night as we haven't secured any accommodation at all! This is because Easter has fallen at the end of the school holidays and no caravan parks have any vacancies for just one night from Good Friday through to Easter Monday. but we want to be home by Easter Monday and in Beaconsfield on Sunday. All we need is one night's stay for tomorrow night (Saturday). Argghhhh. I completely understand the booking policy, but surely the van parks would know by now whether they had a site free for tomorrow night. I know of 2 that do have vacancies, but are not taking one night bookings. Grrrrrr. I guess if we have to, we'll just stop at an overnight rest stop. We've got a generator, so we can manage ok.
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